New-York tribune., 1887-12-13
AMENDING TIE INTERSTATE LAW.
IMPORTANT CHANGES IN ITS PROVISIONS INTRO

IMPOETANr CHANGES IN IT'S PROVISIONS INTRO
DICED IL THE sr"'TF.
WASHINGTON Dec 10 (SDecph.-A number OF amend
ments 10 the Interstate Comherse law were introduced
today Ia the Senate and the provisions of all will be
embodied amendment 10 he introduced ny senator
Cullon This anenlm m extends the pro-
visions ofhc law csmpa MES sleep ncclr COM
panss drawing room car companies. paace-car comps-
MES stcckcar companies aRd ANY other company aso-
citation persons furnishing cars or other Instrumental
tiles transportation Of persons or property. Asiis
from extending the contrs of the Commission IN this
manner tho important feature Of the amendment
an addition to section rs. watch reads "a follows:
In IN which party complaining 10 the CoInms
sion sh. dem md "a or oI @ ap6
compsinsi o, nav de Win the its
ss snS an ' o Gs sm M or a. b. sd
s ss. he S9"s md "DSn az " the m SssS s .sG
sintgmea and sv he eni:rced y eHrCnlon % ,,ns1 :, ".
for Inc ds,rci in which ne hearing had
manner as nls cns 9i The Comris sI %, ne costs
Isd-reucn to be taxed as In the courts OF The Lad
sO Is o at, the and r % Upon Ss
or snI rrGar & on 70, ,, a@s wi ps
sp Ga ssG & T' smys. To- .rec-a a@onni or a
deentat ought 70 m * To- The pants spesinea e9prn
for the pavmeAt Of sucn damage or Tor e ,nasns
shall make .ch payment conf en.aton reparaton within
tne ne so named ne ms tma p 10 @ u irt hsT,
could make nnder h' act IN re,S 10 9s
ton shall not he so made e GO snai se at eIy
juris to recover damages or conp-n,to for the
AMI an Ing Of tie Com on made upon surh
shs he pra 'ce evtsn o. re f"ct Gnod L. AMI IN cs
mission.
There are minor changes yet to be nsted In the
following section the words "or other carriers are In
serted so to prohibit pooling between railroads and
other Minor chan suggested In III" print
ing ofthe public rates. and the provision covsr'g tho
advance and reduction OF rates is also made 20 csver
Joint through rates The sherthanl See"n - also hcs-
cd so as 10 cover thrsngh rates II ono rate h"~rvs
is found offending in th. respect onv that ROAD s hed
liable and no under the present reading or the act
all roats actively engaged In the hauling The CopE.
further authorized 10 prescribe the fern In men
the rates shal be plehsned' lrs9sen,t c'inll'a. la
'ns IN whc" bsen hs'' ihs Sacrsn, ROAD. published
their rates. The Commissions is also empowercd to pro
Finally the Coniuiss,n nste4 of beisg. heretofore
under the control Of ne secretary OF tAs Interior TO
Senator wilson. OF Iowa, ntroiuced an anendneht To-
S.y TGen : s tsf in aa strikes ont
words under substantially similar conditions AMI cir
A similar amendment was submitted by Senator Rcs-
senator Paddock submitted au amendment which Is
covered by the 70 be Introduced by Mr. Cul
len.
sUsPENDING A PAYMAsI ERs ACCOUNTS
WASHINGTON. Dec. IL Second Controller Butter has
suspended much OF the accouats OF Pay Inspector
Caswen Navy Pay Agent at New York as concerns the
payIasnt Of S799 A. p Boiler & Co. in November.
1898 for services OF and plant In rebuilding new
irsn pier Naval station. Key West Florida Including
all ext work In handling matters al and traasportaten,
etc" In This II shown Congress made specihc
Appropriation OF S3OOnO for Naval wharf at Key west
and that OF the work exceeded tho apprepria
ten by tho dispute. The payment of the eI-
ccss vas auhsrized By Rear Admiral Nichols at that
time chef of tho Bureau Of Construction and Repair
apd charged 10 tho contingent APP rspriation Tho
Second Controller that the provisions OF section
3679 PROHIBITING the expenditure Of any sum In excess
OF specific approp have been elearl, dsreeared
In this case He adds. however that Pay Inspector az
well is In WY at fault this transaction asd that
while the suspension against him must stand. Congress
should asked rseve him % the charge. inashuch
Rear Admiral Nichols who authorized the payment
being oead. there Ia officer who can properly be
chsI ged with the expenditure.